Why Is Allergan Partnering with the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe?

Written by Daniel van Herck
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[Monday, 20 November 2017 10:31]

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The New Yorker - by Adam Davidson ...Recently the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe acquired a major new source of revenue. It has become the owner of six patents for Restasis, a drug for dry-eye syndrome that is the second-highest-selling product of the pharmaceutical company Allergan. Soon, tribal leaders say, they will have a small portfolio of patents, covering other medicines and also computer software and hardware. No tribe members were involved in designing these products. The business opportunity fell into their lap, thanks to an intellectual-property lawyer in Texas named Michael Shore. Complete article on the New Yorker website...